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YSU offers art camp

The Youngstown State University Department of Art will host its first Summer Art Camp in June at Bliss Hall. Designed for students ages 13 to 18 entering grades 9 to 12, the camp will provide hands-on studio experience in painting, printmaking, photography and graphic design. Throughout the week, students will receive instruction and personalized feedback from college-level art faculty in a workshop-style format that encourages experimentation and creative growth. In addition to developing studio skills, participants will have the opportunity to connect with peers who share ...

Butler seeks Midyear Juried Exhibition entries

April 17 is the deadline to enter the 89th National Midyear Juried Exhibition at the Butler Institute of American Art in Youngstown. Open to artists 18 years of age and older residing in the United States and its territories, the exhibition invites submissions of two-dimensional and relief artworks that reflect the diversity, creativity and innovation of American visual art today. This year’s juror is Louis A. Zona, director emeritus of the Butler. Zona led the museum for more than 40 years as executive director and chief curator, overseeing significant growth in its collections, ...

Bugs infest Warren library for Family Book Day

“Bugging Out for Books” is the theme of Family Book Day from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Warren-Trumbull County Public Library, 444 Mahoning Ave. NW, Warren. There will be crafts, games and gaming along with a variety of free activities with PBS Western Reserve and with Central State Extension taking place throughout the day. Children and teens from newborns to 18 who attend can receive one free new book to keep. Dr. Insecta’s Incredible Unforgettable Bug Lab Experience will showcase some of the largest insects in the world at 12:30 p.m. The live insects will include ...

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Rebecca Nan is TAG’s artist of the month The work of Rebecca Nan is featured in the Artist of the Month Gallery for April at Trumbull Art Gallery, 158 N. Park Ave., Warren. Nan’s “Faces and Places” exhibit showcases portraiture and travel photography. The Kent State University graduate’s interest in portraits started with a class taught by Marie Dippolito back when TAG was Trumbull Art Guild. Nan loves seeing each person represented in a true light and favors pastels as her medium of choice. Nan's interest in photography is an extension of her love of travel. Her photos ...

LOOP Youngstown offers fellowship program

LOOP Youngstown is accepting applications for its new Emerging Artist Fellowship program. This fellowship is designed to support artists and writers in the early stage of their creative career, typically within their first 10 years of practicing seriously. Applicants may not yet have a large body of work, but they are finding their artistic voice and starting to build experience through exhibitions, performances, publications, grants or awards. The fellowship period spans June 1 to April 30, 2027. Selected artists will receive a free studio in LOOP Youngstown’s new art space at ...

Mahoning Valley arts and entertainment

Art ARTS & EDUCATION AT THE HOYT, 124 E. Leasure Ave., New Castle, Pa.: “Greig Leach: Past in the Present Will Be the Future” and “Cheryl Capezzuti: Some of Us,” both through May 21. Hours are 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday. ...